In Clinton County, jobs in the hog and pig farming pay the highest wages

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

Employment in the hog and pig farming industry had the highest average wages in Clinton County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Clinton County earned an annual wage of $49,262 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Illinois of $27,034 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $29,403.

Other top-pay jobs in Clinton County, Illinois are present in petroleum merchant wholesalers ($43,074), building foundation and exterior contractors ($42,651), architectural and engineering services ($41,284) and offices of dentists ($37,087) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Clinton County Wages have increased by 19.4% Since 2001

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Clinton County, Illinois by a total of 19.4%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Illinois and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Clinton County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 4.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Illinois, which went through a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Clinton County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 85.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Clinton County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.1 in percent of jobs in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (85.8 percent decline)
2. Private households (54.3 percent decline)
3. Other support services (43.6 percent decline)
4. Professional and similar organizations (39.5 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (38.2 percent decline)

Clinton County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 144.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Clinton County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where this industry saw a gain of 9.6 percent. The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Clinton County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (144.8 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (72.1 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (52.0 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (50.0 percent gain)
5. Legal services (45.9 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clinton County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 122 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 41.8 percent of the total employment decline in Clinton County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (122 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (36 jobs lost)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (17 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (17 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (17 jobs lost)

In Clinton County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 397 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Out of the 47 4-digit NAICS industries, 18 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 29 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clinton County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has added the most employment with 135 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 20.4 percent of the total employment growth in Clinton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (135 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (75 new jobs)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (69 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (44 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (35 new jobs)





About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Clinton County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Clinton County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 366.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Clinton County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where the industry took a gain of 3.1 percent. The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Clinton County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (366.7 percent gain)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (200.0 percent gain)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (107.1 percent gain)
4. Nonresidential building construction (79.4 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (31.3 percent gain)

Clinton County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 57.1 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the it saw a loss of 30.9 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Clinton County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.9 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (57.1 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (33 percent decline)
3. Professional and similar organizations (30.6 percent decline)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (28.4 percent decline)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (22.6 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 2.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Illinois, which went through a gain of 1.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clinton County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nonresidential building construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 98 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 18.9 percent of the total growth in Clinton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (98 new jobs)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (92 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (66 new jobs)
4. Hog and pig farming (30 new jobs)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (21 new jobs)

In Clinton County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 219 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 54 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 22 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 31 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clinton County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 97 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 35.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Clinton County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (97 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (41 jobs lost)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (20 jobs lost)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (20 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (12 jobs lost)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Clinton County, Illinois

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $71,297. This household income level is 36.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Clinton County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $50,164, this income level is 3.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 24.2 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $39,582. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Clinton County reported an income level of $41,316, which was 20.9 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Clinton County, Illinois White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $52,593 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Clinton County, Illinois can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 26 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Clinton County, with 9.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Clinton County reported a relatively high median income for households of $52,203 (2005 Dollars). This median is 4.4 percent lower than the household income median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median is 5.9 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Clinton County, Illinois

Clinton County, Illinois may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Clinton has a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Clinton County, Illinois, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Clinton have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 13.2 percent (Men) versus 12.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 33.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Clinton County, Illinois according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, 1.2 percent of Black or African American, 12.4 percent of the Asian alone and 10.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Clinton County, Illinois

Clinton County, Illinois had an estimated population of 36,095 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 35,559. This growth denotes an increase of 1.5 percent. Clinton ranks 25 of 102 counties when analyzing total population change in Illinois and the county ranks 1,374 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Clinton spans a total area of 474 square miles. The county has a medium-low average area density of 76 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Mecosta, MI (76 per sq. mile ), Shenandoah, VA (77 per sq. mile ), Dillon, SC (77 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, KY (76 per sq. mile ), Wells, IN (76 per sq. mile ), Harrison, IN (76 per sq. mile ).

Clinton County, Illinois has a population that is made up of 93.2 percent White, 3.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 6.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Clinton has increased the percent of minority population when 6.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Clinton County, Illinois to be 37.8 years of age. The median in Clinton is greater than the median age for the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.7 years of age. With 22.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Clinton can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Clinton internationally. The migration from outside the US into Clinton totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Clinton County, Illinois

In Clinton County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 14,666 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 683 homes since 2001, or 4.9 percent.

Clinton County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $83,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Illinois 2000 home value of $130,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Clinton County, Illinois. In 2000, 80.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

When compared to other counties in Illinois, Clinton County places 17 of 102 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 866 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Clinton County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Clinton County. In the County, the industry averages 29 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Illinois average establishment size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Clinton County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,896 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries total 15 and 12.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Professional and technical services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Clinton County, with an industry growth of 38.4 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 2.6 percent. The State of Illinois encountered a change in industry employment of -5 percent, since the year 2001.

In Clinton County, Construction, Retail Trade and Real estate and rental and leasing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.8. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction sector is 1.8 times greater than the national average, signifying that Clinton specializes in Construction.









Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).